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G. W. PEASE GARMENT.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 8.19l6.

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Patented July 23, 1918.

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Quart/w Witnesses ms NORRIS PEIlRS co rwomunw WASNIMGYON, 04 c PATENT oFnioE.

GEORGE W. PEASE, 0F PITISFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

GARMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 23, 1918.

Application filed Febrary 8, 1916. Serial No. 76.886.

To all "whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnonon IV. PHASE, a citizen of the United States, resident of Pittsfield, county of Berkshire, State of Massachusetts, have invented a certain new and useful Garment, of which the :following is a specification.

This invention relates to garments such as overalls, pajamas and the like, and has for its objects,

First: To permit the back drop to be readily lowered or raised when desired.

Second: To have a close and snug fit of the garment at the back and at the same time permit the wearer to stoop or bend.

Third: To exclude dust at the joint between the coat and the top of the back drop.

Fourth: To produce a garment which may be washed without the necessity of ripping out any of its parts.

These and further objects will more fully appear in the following specification and accompanying drawings, considered together or separately.

In all union garments having back drops it is necessary to support the center of the back drop from the back of the coat portion to prevent a gap being formed between the top of the back drop and the bottom of the coat when the wearer bends over forward and in order to prevent undue strains on such fastening means an elastic Suspender is secured to the coat and itsfree ends are secured to buttons on the back drop. These suspenders are composed largely of rubber which rapidly disintegrates when subjected to moisture. For this reason when it is desired to'wash the garment the Suspender is ripped from the coat and must be sewed in place after the garment has dried.

In my improved garment no rubber is employed and the article may be laundried without removing any of its parts.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a union garment embodying my invention, showing the back drop raised and secured in place;

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the back drop lowered;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 3, 3 of Fig 1 but on a larger scale;

Fig. 4 is an elevation of a portion of the inside of the back of the coat showing a portion of the means for supporting the back drop;

Fig. 5 is a top view of a n'lodification;

Fig. (i is an elevation of the same;

Fig. 7 is a similar view of another modification; and

Figs. 8 and 9 are views of a separate jumper or coat and trousers respectively.

In all views like parts are designated by the same reference characters.

In the drawings, 1 designates the coat, jumper or jacket and 2 the trousers or pants. These garments may be made separately or may be permanently connected if desired. When permanently connected they are stitched or otherwise united at the front. The trousers 2 are provided with a back drop 3, formed by slits along the sides fromthe waist down a suflieient distance so thatthc drop may be lowered the necessary amount, for example to the extent shown in Fig. 2. This back drop when raised is held in elevated position by a suitable support 4:. The corners of the back drop are provided with. suitable fastenings 5, for example buttons. These fastenings are adapted to engage with the coat 1 by suitable button holes 6. In addition to these fastenings, fastenings 7 may be employed, such as buttons as illustrated, and these will engage in suitable holes 8 formed in the front part of the trousers 2. i

The support 4 is carried by the back of the coat 2 at some distance above the upper edge of the back drop. As shown in Fig. 4, one way of arranging this support is to provide a band 9 which may be stitched or otherwise secured to the inside of the back of the coat 1. This band is preferably made of cloth and may be of the same material as the coat. A second hand 9 is secured in place on the band 9. Certain parts of this band 9' are not stitched to the band 9 but are free at the point 10. In the center of this free portion is secured a loop 11. Through this loop is passed a strap or cord 12 having eyes atthe end adapted toengage with buttons or other fastenings 13 on the back drop. There is a certain amount of give in such a connection. The free part 10 of the band 9 will yield when the wearer stoops or bends over. The points where the free portion of the hand 9 are attached to the band 9 will be drawn toward each other thus increasing the distance between the band 9 and the top of the back drop. This yielding motion is transmitted to the full length of the band and width of the coat thereby securing a yielding connection between the coat and the back drop without the'need of using elastic parts. i

For the purpose of preventing entrance of dust in the oint between the back drop and coat provide a dust excluding flap 14c. Ihis may be -n-iade of the same material as the coat. It is secured to the back of the latter preferably at the band 9. It should be pre iie-raibly as wide as the backdrop and should extend below the upper edge of the sense as shown in Fig. 2. This flap n not be secured at its bottom or sides. 11 1 addition to p a n-ting h ent n e of du t at the joint it als prote t the inner garments of the ea h r from wea ea s d'by conta with the support d, 7

Figs- 1 and sh a modification o t suppent e in w ich h band 9 does no extenclthe Whole or a .eonsiderable idth of t e hack o the neat, but is relatively short.

The 1 is dineotlyrseoured to the coat- In place of the loop 11 a strap- 15 is 611111- ployefl. This strap be made or in- {elasti material. Upon th strap is a buckle 3 1 having a suitable l op whereby it may be .ai tfle lae L a button on the back drop. hi term of support is employed a sep rate str p and ELoop is employed tor each button 13, spending upon "the number of bli t ns'iised- In'Fig. 7 isshown another modification in which a two-part clasp 1.7 is employed. With this clasp the two parts may be separated when it is desired to lower the back drop; the strap aOI' cord remaining upon the lbZLCik dnop. The support A irrespective of the manner it is made, may be readily removed from the garment when the iatter is -lau-ndried or cleaned. iV'hile I hawewshown'but a single support 4 it is to be understood more may be employed-if desired. As ihereinbefore stated the invention may be used connection with a union garment or one in which the coat and trousers are separated.

;- Figs. 8 and 9 iiinst-razte a construction in which the coat and trousers are separate.

In use the two are buttoned or otherwise connected at the front. 7

' In the form .of attachment means shown in Figsl 5, Sand =7 when it is desired to ,is merely illustrative and that the invention may be carried out in other ways.

Having now desc bed y inv n i wh t claim as new and desire to secure by Let'- ters Patent, is:

A ga m nt having an eombina i a coat and trousers, a back drop on the trousers, and a support carried by the coat and engaging ith the ba k drop, t said support being connected to the coatat points above the upper edge of the back drop at the sides of the t'centerli-ne of the back of the coat, that portion of the support ,the center line of the coat being unattached to the coat so that when .a strain is put upon the support'it will draw the coat from the sides toward the center. a

2. A garment comprising a c at a trousers, a back drop on the trouser-s, atransverse band connected across theback of the coat, said band haying a part unattached at the center .of the coat, nd an inelastic support connecting said unattached part to the back drop.

,A garment support comprising stripfor removably attaching the same to other part etthe garment.

This s eolfieation signed and witnessed this seventh day of February, 1 91-6.

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Witnesses:

ANNA BEu'roN,

BERNARD CLANouY.

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